Certify My Solution

Certify My Solution

Meeting the business and IT needs of the vast community of SAP customers is a top priority for SAP partners and independent software vendors (ISVs). That’s why you design and build innovative applications and solutions to run in SAP solution environments. You can boost customers’ and prospects’ confidence in your products with certification from SAP Integration and Certification Center (SAP ICC) – an official seal of approval from SAP.

The SAP Integration and Certification Center (SAP ICC) was established in 1996 to provide services around third-party software integration with SAP solutions. We offer an open program for any partner or independent software vendor, who has an app or a solution, and wishes to have their solution or interface certified with the latest SAP technologies.

Get Access to Additional Functionality Through ISVs and SAP Partners – Customers can easily find the SAP certified solutions included on the online directory listing. Here the public can find innovative partner-built cloud apps and use cases by start-ups that are Powered by SAP HANA, or integrations from more than 1000 ISVs and software partners to SAP Business Suite functionality.

Accelerate Innovation – Certified solutions follow SAP standards for technical integration and if re-certified on a regular basis can allow for upgrades with minimal interruptions.

SAP Solution Manager Ready – Transparency for support teams through SAP Solution Manager integration. Product and software component versions which are certified by us will be visible in SAP Solution Manager, thereby helping to speed up support issues.

Direct your prospects to the online directory listing of certified solutions, so they can search and find your solution.

Join the SAP PartnerEdge program to take advantage of additional go-to-market opportunities.

And, if you choose to participate in SAP events such as the SAPPHIRE NOW and SAP TechEd conferences, you can showcase your products as certified to SAP customers and consulting partners.

Certification Logos
Once the integration has been successfully tested by SAP ICC, SAP provides "SAP Certified" logos to make it more transparent how a third-party solution connects with SAP products.

The "SAP Certified" designation is not liberally awarded. Certified solution providers must put their solution integration through stringent qualification procedures to earn this designation. The SAP Integration and Certification Center tests that integration is based on SAP-endorsed integration technologies before awarding the SAP certified status.

To begin a new software integration certification, or re-certify an existing solution, please complete our application form and provide information about your company and the software application that you want to integrate.

Once your application is submitted and after you’ve signed a certification contract, you are ready to begin the certification process:

Preparation. Your dedicated SAP consultant provides you with a test plan. Your engineers prepare the testing under the guidance of this consultant and schedule a certification date.

Certification testing. The SAP consultant monitors and logs the test results while your engineer conducts the actual testing, including the integration setup and data exchange.

Post-certification. You receive a detailed confidential test report and a certificate that you can use to promote the successful certification to your customers. The solution appears in our online directory within a few days. Certification is valid worldwide.

Certification is valid for three years for most integration scenarios. A few certification scenarios (mobile apps, cloud integrations, or SAP HANA integrations) are only valid for one-year due to the higher frequency of updates.

When you sign up for re-certification, one of our SAP ICC consultants will discuss the latest technologies with you, and provide input and recommendations. Here are some of the reason why you should consider keeping your certification up-to-date:

Get the Latest Technology. As product versions change so do SAP interfaces. Be sure to make SAP integration certification an integral part of your development plan because taking advantage of the latest innovations will benefit both your business, your solution and your customers.

Tap into the SAP Experts. Let your developers focus on your core product while our SAP Integration and Certification Center experts handpick the relevant information for you, and provide the recommendations that will maximize the returns from your development efforts.

Faster Sales Cycles. Avoid the need for additional test demo sessions during the sales cycle by making sure you latest product release is SAP certified. This will help your engineers and sales teams position your solution’s certified integration, allow you take advantage and align to SAP customer migration and upgrade paths, and importantly give customers the peace of mind that comes from your SAP-endorsed offering.

Certification is valid for three years for most integration scenarios. A few certification scenarios (mobile apps, cloud integrations, or SAP HANA integrations) are only valid for one-year due to the higher frequency of updates.

Premium Certification

Certified integration with SAP S/4HANA

SAP Integration and Certification Center (ICC) now offers SAP S/4HANA integration certification and ABAP Add-on certification for partner solutions. Contact us for an assessment, how to deploy your solution or integrate with SAP S/4HANA.

Software Integration Certification

If you’re looking to certify a software application that you have built with SAP’s leading technologies – including apps deployed on SAP HANA or SAP Cloud Platform, ABAP add-ons, SAP Business One add-ons or SAP Business Suite integrations – you’ve come to the right place.

We will help you secure an SAP certification that verifies the application or solution you’ve developed integrates seamlessly into an SAP environment. Whether you’re an SAP partner or independent software vendor (ISV), you will gain access to the resources, test systems and SAP consulting experts that will guide you through each step of the certification process. All SAP-certified integrations are based on SAP-endorsed integration technologies and stable interfaces that are generally more release-stable, pre-tested by SAP, offer faster implementations and can ensure smoother release upgrades for SAP customers. Certification is valid worldwide.

Certification fees depend on the technology used and scope of testing. Costs typically range from €2,500 (e.g. SAP Fiori apps) to €15,000 (e.g. ABAP add-ons) or €20,000 (e.g. SAP HANA back-up tools). The certification fee includes all necessary consulting and testing services by an SAP ICC consultant. Most certifications are done remotely. These fees do not take into consideration your own development resources, or test system access costs.

The certification test itself will take 1 day or less. However, the time it takes to ready your solution for certification can vary. A typical certification based on an SAP pre-defined scenario can be finished within roughly two months. Contact us early on in the development process to consult with us.

Once we have signed a contract to certify the integration, you will be assigned a dedicated consultant by SAP ICC. Your engineers will prepare the testing under the guidance of this consultant, and schedule a certification date. We provide you the test plan ahead of time, so you can prepare your solution.

During any certification test, the SAP consultant monitors and logs the test results, while your engineers drive the actual testing, including the integration set-up and data exchange. Your software remains under your control at all times.

Once the testing is concluded successfully, you will receive a detailed and confidential test report, a certificate, and the appropriate certification logo that you can use to promote the successful certification to your customers. In addition, your fully certified solution will be listed online in our online directory within a few days – giving your company exposure to the thousands of customers that visit SAP.com each day.

If you need remote access to an SAP-maintained system for your testing, you can use the SAP Remote Access and Connectivity (SAP RAC) service. This professionally hosted and maintained landscape of fully configured SAP software systems, including sample data, can simplify the integration testing of your interface to SAP solutions. You can choose between exclusive-use or low-cost shared systems. The cost varies depending on the number of users who need access, the duration access is needed and whether you choose the exclusive use or shared system. Prices start at €3,500.00 for 3 shared systems, with 3 users, for a 3-month period. You can also sign up for longer durations at considerably lower rates.

When developing interface software eligible for SAP integration certification you are required to use SAP-endorsed integration technologies. SAP tests the interface software or connector built by ISV’s and partners for correct implementation of SAP-endorsed technologies and/or stability in an SAP environment depending on the type of certification.

SAP also offers certifications for a variety of apps deployed on SAP technology, such as SAP HANA, SAP Cloud Platform etc. What follows are some of the most popular integration scenarios used by SAP partners and ISVs.

If you are delivering an add-on solution written in the Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP®) language, we provide ongoing support from an SAP Integration and Certification Center consultant, access to the ABAP add-on assembly toolkit, and annual certification.

Only third-party ABAP add-ons that conform to SAP standards and conventions for ABAP packaging and deployment are eligible for certification. In general, this relates to all custom ABAP objects, database tables, fields, and data elements must exist within a registered namespace. Please note that you cannot modify SAP software objects such as screens, menus, programs, or function modules or update SAP software tables directly.

SAP requires that you use the SAP Add-on Assembly Kit (AAK) to package an ABAP Add-on, and strongly recommends that you use the toolkit throughout the development cycle. Syntax and consistency checks for code are done using the AAK. Additional checks are done by SAP consultants during the certification procedure. The AAK tool is available as part of the ABAP Service Package for third-party ABAP solutions. ABAP add-on certification is available in traditional ERP environments as well as on SAP HANA and for SAP S/4 HANA.

Native App for SAP HANA – On-premise or SAP Cloud Platform
Take advantage of the power of the SAP HANA platform to develop new applications with advanced reporting, analysis, and planning in real time. Applications based on SAP HANA can be divided into traditional client-based scenarios and Web-based applications

Apps Built and Deployed on SAP Cloud Platform
Build and deploy new applications in the SAP Cloud Platform environment such as SAP HANA extended application services, Java, HTML5/SAPUI5, and mobile applications.

Extensions for Cloud Solutions, Built on SAP Cloud Platform
Third-party apps can use SAP Cloud Platform to extend existing cloud solutions from SAP. SAP ICC offers guidance and criteria for a number of them, including SAP SuccessFactors solutions, the SAP Jam social software platform, and the SAP Cloud for Customer solution.

Extensions for On-premise Solutions, Built on SAP Cloud Platform
Third-party apps can use SAP Cloud Platform to extend existing on-premise SAP software such as SAP Business Suite.

SAP Fiori Apps
Take advantage of the guidelines for SAP Fiori apps and build your own transactional apps, which are then tested and confirmed by SAP ICC. Partners can certify multiple Fiori apps in one package.

Content management systems can be connected to SAP applications through SAP ArchiveLink software a cross-application interface that provides SAP applications with archive functionality. This interface is based on HTTP and a BAPI programming interface to the SAP NetWeaver technology platform.

Backup Tools for Oracle Database

SAP NetWeaver integrates a variety of tools specifically designed for reliable data backup, archive, and database administration. Certification for the BC-BRI interface requires testing the backup, restoring, and inquiring functions.

Alert and Monitoring Tools
SAP NetWeaver has an external interface for alert management that enables external system management software to read or set the properties and values of monitoring attributes, as well as read or confirm alerts.

Network Connectivity for Integration of SAP On-Premise and Cloud Solutions

During this network certification SAP ICC tests performance, security reliability, and tools from three remote locations around the globe to a single location in the Americas. SAP ICC tests against three major SAP software applications: SAP HANA Cloud Portal, SAP CRM, and the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) platform.

Add-on Certification
SAP partners and ISVs can develop add-ons for SAP Business One (for SAP HANA or SQL) with the SAP Business One Software Development Kit (SAP Business One SDK). Based on the rules outlined in the test plan for SAP Business One add-on solution certification for SAP HANA, ISVs can develop add-ons to integrate with SAP Business One at the data and/ or user-interface level using the SAP Business One SDK data interface (DI), data interface server (DIS), and user interface (UI) application programming interfaces. Third parties can also use tools provided from SAP HANA, such as the XS engine, to develop objects within SAP HANA.

Certification for SAP Business One Cloud
Targets partner solutions complementing SAP Business One Cloud and running in the cloud landscape. According to the level of compliance of the solution with the SAP Business One Cloud architecture, certifications can be awarded at two levels. Level 1 Compatible – running on cloud. Level 2 Compliant – full integration.

Integration of SAP Product Lifecycle Management
The interface between the SAP Product Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM) application in SAP ECC manages various product lifecycle-specific data, such as material master or documents, in a single interface, enabling users to access business and technical data in SAP PLM.

Time and Attendance Interface
The time and attendance, and employee expenditures features connect subsystems that are used to enter and record personnel times (clock-in/clock-out) and employee expenditures to the SAP ERP Human Capital Management solution.

Integration of Content with SAP Gateway
SAP Gateway technology is a development framework that offers connectivity to SAP applications using any programming language or model by leveraging REST services and OData/ATOM protocols. It serves as an entrance to SAP systems, routing requests, commands, and data from end users to SAP systems. This framework allows access to business processes and enterprise information in the SAP software from users’ familiar devices, platforms, or environments.

Integration of Content with SAP Process Integration
SAP delivers content from SAP Process Integration technology to facilitate the implementation process and thus reduce the total cost of ownership for the customer. This content includes data structures interfaces, mapping programs, integration processes, and integration scenarios, and is synchronized with the related business applications and versions.

Not sure what scenario or application programming interface (API) technologies to use? Or simply not sure where to begin? An ‘integration assessment’ by the SAP ICC team might be exactly what you need to put you on the right path towards certification.

An integration assessment can be a good starting point to kick-start a completely new integration project. You can also use this service to gain insights on how to improve an existing integration or migrate to a new technology such as SAP HANA or the cloud.

Typically, an integration assessment starts with a kick-off call, where you describe your envisioned integration to one of our SAP experts. Within 10 business days we will come back to you with the best possible integration points and summarize the technical recommendations. The integration assessment costs €3,000.00.

Assessments are also offered for ABAP add-ons in SAP Business Suite on SAP HANA and SAP S/4HANA environments, to support partners migrating their ABAP code to SAP HANA.

To begin a new software integration certification, or re-certify an existing solution, please complete our application form and provide information about your company and the software application that you want to integrate.

Once your application is submitted and after you’ve signed a certification contract, you are ready to begin the certification process:

Preparation. Your dedicated SAP consultant provides you with a test plan. Your engineers prepare the testing under the guidance of this consultant and schedule a certification date.

Certification testing. The SAP consultant monitors and logs the test results while your engineer conducts the actual testing, including the integration setup and data exchange.

Post-certification. You receive a detailed confidential test report and a certificate that you can use to promote the successful certification to your customers. The solution appears in our online directory within a few days. Certification is valid worldwide.

Certification is valid for three years for most integration scenarios. A few certification scenarios (mobile apps, cloud integrations, or SAP HANA integrations) are only valid for one-year due to the higher frequency of updates.

When you sign up for re-certification, one of our SAP ICC consultants will discuss the latest technologies with you, and provide input and recommendations. Here are some of the reason why you should consider keeping your certification up-to-date:

Get the Latest Technology. As product versions change so do SAP interfaces. Be sure to make SAP integration certification an integral part of your development plan because taking advantage of the latest innovations will benefit both your business, your solution and your customers.

Tap into the SAP Experts. Let your developers focus on your core product while our SAP Integration and Certification Center experts handpick the relevant information for you, and provide the recommendations that will maximize the returns from your development efforts.

Faster Sales Cycles. Avoid the need for additional test demo sessions during the sales cycle by making sure you latest product release is SAP certified. This will help your engineers and sales teams position your solution’s certified integration, allow you take advantage and align to SAP customer migration and upgrade paths, and importantly give customers the peace of mind that comes from your SAP-endorsed offering.

Certification is valid for three years for most integration scenarios. A few certification scenarios (mobile apps, cloud integrations, or SAP HANA integrations) are only valid for one-year due to the higher frequency of updates.

Hardware Certification

If you are a manufacturer looking to certify your hardware to work with SAP solutions, then you’ve come to the right place. The SAP Integration and Certification Center (SAP ICC) works with partners who provide appliances and peripherals to SAP customers. Most importantly SAP ICC tests and certifies hardware appliances, storage solutions and IaaS platforms that support SAP HANA. If you're a printer vendor, you can take advantage of our SAP Printer Vendor program to ensure the ongoing compatibility of your device types with SAP solutions.

The true power of SAP HANA will only be realized when the combination of hardware infrastructure and software works in perfect harmony to efficiently process massive volumes of real-time data using in-memory computing. This is why SAP offers certification for appliance and enterprise storage solutions so that customers can unlock the full potential of SAP HANA.

Each scenario comes with its own test procedure to determine if the hardware meets the performance criteria required to run SAP HANA in production.

After Certification
Once the testing is concluded successfully, you will receive a detailed certification letter which amongst other things details the exact validity date of the certification. You will also be supplied the appropriate certification logo that you can use to promote the successful certification to your customers in your online and printed communications.

In addition, your fully certified appliance hardware will be listed online SAP HANA hardware directory – giving your company exposure to the thousands of customers that visit SAP.com each day.

The SAP HANA hardware directory lists all hardware that has been certified or is supported to run SAP HANA – giving partners with certified hardware exposure to the thousands of customers that visit SAP.com each day.

What You'll Find on the SAP HANA Hardware Directory

Appliance and enterprise storage solutions that have been certified within the SAP HANA hardware certification program.

Computing models evolve: from the centralized mainframe model of the ‘60s and ‘70s, to the distributed client-server model of the ‘80s and ‘90s, to the post-2000 centralized mobile-cloud model ubiquitous today. But what’s next? And, more importantly, why?

These answers are best explained by examining the rise of distributed intelligence, also known as the Internet of Things. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of intelligent objects (examples include cars, containers, machines in production plants, construction tools, wearable devices, and much more). These “things” are connected to the Internet, sense the environment, exchange data, and ultimately interact with business systems to create business outcomes.

SAP IoT Gateway Edge

SAP's Internet of Things service connects devices to the SAP Cloud Platform to provide scalable ingestion of IoT data and device management. The respective services provide a secure connection to remote devices using a broad variety of IoT protocols and manage the device lifecycle from onboarding to decommissioning.

To help customers jump start their IoT projects, SAP is working with SAP hardware partners and device vendors to pre-test and certify devices that run SAP IoT Gateway Edge.

The SAP Printer Vendor Program
Printing is pivotal for many business processes, and the number and capabilities of available printer models is growing steadily. SAP and the leading printer manufacturers are cooperating to implement the best combinations of printer features and SAP technology to benefit our mutual customers. Through the SAP Printer Vendor program, members can co-develop solutions for broader support of printer models used with SAP.

Printing from SAP software can be a critical business activity for SAP customers, and the printer model and device type combinations developed under the SAP Printer Vendor program are listed online. Customers want to know that they can rely on SAP to get the full benefit from their IT investment, including printers. Modern printers offer important new features – such as being able to communicate their status to a central monitor in SAP software, enabling rapid reaction to problems or optimizing cost-effective maintenance.